بلاد

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Arabic

Noun

بِلَاد • (bilād) m pl or f pl

  1. plural of بَلَد (balad)

Descendants

  • ⇒ French: bled

Moroccan Arabic

Root
ب ل د
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بِلَاد (bilād).

Pronunciation

Noun

بلاد • (blād) f (plural بلدان (buldān) or بلادات (blādāt))

  1. country
    بلادي عندها طبيعة جميلة.
    blādi ʕandha ṭabīʕa jmīla.
    My country has a beautiful nature.
  2. hometown
    غنمشي نزور بلاد جدودي العام الجاي.
    ḡanamši nzūr blād jdūdi l-ʕām ej-jāy.
    I will go visit my ancestors' hometown next year.
  3. town, city
    Near-synonym: مدينة (mdīna)
    طنجة بلاد كتطل على جوج بحور.
    ṭanja blād katṭull ʕla jūj bḥūr.
    Tangiers is a city that overlooks two seas.
  4. region
    Synonym: منطقة (minṭaqa)
    بلاد الروافة معضمها فالجبال.
    blād er-rwāfa muʕḍamha f-le-jbāl.
    The region of Riffians is mostly in the mountains.
  5. countryside
    Synonym: عروبية (ʕrūbiyya)
    داك خانا جاي من البلاد باش يقلب على خديمة.
    dāk ḵāna jāy min le-blād bāš yqallab ʕla ḵdīma.
    That guy came from the countryside to look for a job.
  6. land, plot
    Synonym: أرض (ʔarḍ)
    عندي شي بلاد فالخرجة د المدينة.
    ʕandi ši blād f-el-ḵarja d le-mdīna.
    I have some land on the outskirts of the city.

Ottoman Turkish

Noun

بلاد • (bilad)

  1. plural of بلد (beled)
  2. plural of بلده (belde)

South Levantine Arabic

Root
ب ل د
2 terms

Etymology

From Arabic بِلَاد (bilād).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bi.laːd/,
  • IPA(key): /blaːd/,
  • Audio (Ramallah):(file)

Noun

بلاد • (bilād) pl

  1. plural of بلد (balad, “town, village; country”)

Noun

بلاد • (bilād) f (plural بلدان (buldān))

  1. country, state
    Synonyms: بلد (balad), دولة (dawle)

Tunisian Arabic

Root
ب ل د
1 term

Etymology

From Arabic بِلَاد (bilād).

Noun

بلاد (blād) f (plural بلدان (buldān))

  1. country
    • 2020, “سيدي العربي”, performed by Znous:
      ويا سعد من جانا وهنّانا، بلادي ملك ربي
      w yā saʕd min jāna w hannāna, blādi milk rabbi
      Look who's coming to congratulate us, my country is open for everyone
  2. hometown
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